I don't doubt that RMS can contribute to the free software foundation without putting him in a position where his handicaps will injure others. In a professiona

I don't doubt that RMS can contribute to the free software foundation without putting him in a position where his handicaps will injure others. In a professional setting I helped manage an individual with similar challenges and focus. Our solution was to buffer them with a couple of "handler" individuals who would not trigger the individual's quirks, and who could pass their contributions on to the organization in a reliable way. My feelings on RMS is that he should not be on the board, and he should directly participate on any "official" communications channel, be it email or code reviewing. Rather, a channel should be provided for him to respond, and within that channel should be a process to capture the essence of the response that is important without the offensive bits.